Reflections of the mom of a 13 year old 9th grader

My oldest son has a late birthday. Very late actually. Dec 31st to be precise. Far too late to start school with the other kids born that year. But I started him anyway, in homeschool that is. I wanted to "do school", he loved workbooks, it was a good fit...at the time anyway.

Now he is 13 and he is a high school freshman and pursuing a study of Church History and Systematic Theology (---his choice).

He is certainly academically ready for High School.
And he is socially ready--- serious and responsible, but goofy enough to fit in with his buddies.
He plays keyboards in our adult praise band.
Guess I am one the one who isn't ready...

It was also disconcerting when there was a question about our High School Youth Group as to whether 13 y.o.s should be allowed, even if they were entering High School...as if chronological age really accurately reflected maturity. As if...must be the school mindset, pretty sure the question would never have come up if they had skipped a grade in school and were enrolling as 9th graders at the local high school. That generated some unpleasantness, but God still managed to be glorified in the midst of it.

So, if my 13 y.o. being a 9th grader will bring glory to God through his life, then I guess it is Morethanfine with me, even though it has just gone entirely too fast...sigh

Barb